NZ vs PAK: Mohammad Rizwan appointed as vice captain of national team

Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed as vice captain.
Pakistan has reached Auckland for a 5-match T20I series.
The first match will be played on Jan 12.

Mohammad Rizwan, a batter and wicketkeeper for the national T20I side, was named vice captain, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday.

Rizwan's first task will be to support Shaheen Afridi in the forthcoming five-match Twenty20 International series against New Zealand.

The series will take place in Auckland, Hamilton, Dunedin, and Christchurch from January 12 to January 21.

.@iMRizwanPak has been appointed vice-captain of Pakistan's T20I team 🚨 pic.twitter.com/0Zu6DcstML
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 8, 2024

Prior to the series against New Zealand, the Pakistani team traveled from Sydney to Auckland earlier today. Tomorrow is when the Men in Green will start their training series.

It should be mentioned that Australia just destroyed Pakistan 3-0 in a Test series played in Australia.

Pakistan squad for New Zealand T20Is

Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Azam Khan (wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (vc/wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan